aggregated from: Metroblogging Vancouver

The gang at Sense and Styles has some excellent suggestions for yummy things to do this month. Here are the short versions;The titular Long TableThe Irish Heather s Long Table SeriesRunning every evening between January 11th and February 11th, come...

topics: bar, rb, restaurants, wine

aggregated from: HeroBlog

Well, as per usual, Sunday night found me rooting around for something to inspire today's OSM. I didn't have to look far, as last week's final post on the hill was an edition of BOX! that features a new collabo between legendary MC's Master Ace and ...

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Remember when you could find the occasional hip hop album that felt like you were listening to good old fashioned soul music when you played it? Seems a little harder to find these days, but folks like ATCQ, Slum Village, and The Roots just had an u...

topics: funk, rb, show

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I'm not exactly sure how long it's been since we've done one of our rap-song roundups, but considering the pile of songs I've amassed, it seems like a long time. We've got a nice selection today, with some old favorites, new niceness, and some Scott...

topics: indie, rb, show

aggregated from: StuArt's Blog

The news from Rick Green of CAMRA BC is that the Alibi Room, down on Alexander @ Main is THE place for beer selection these days. Now, until I go there I won't say that one place is better than then next. But I will give the Alibi big ups for having ...

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

Sassy. The perfect word to describe Divine Brown's performance on Saturday at Richard's on Richards. Despite Brown's efforts to fill the show with attitude, her less-than-sold-out audience was slow to warm up. High-energy R&B is the sort of music I...

topics: blues, dance, funk, rb, richards

aggregated from: Urban Mixer Blog

On Saturday, December 31st, we checked out the soulful sounds of Divine Brown at Richards on Richards. Brown, who s been touring since January 22nd, really entertained the crowd by maintaining a dialog, responding to the fans and energizing her on...

topics: crush, dancing, rb, richards, show

aggregated from: Beyond Robson

If you're into R&B, Jazz or Pop, be at Richard's on Richards on January 31. That's where Toronto-based Divine Brown will be, along with special guests Sean Jones (an American Jazz musician who played at the Inaugural Ball) and Shawn Hlookooff (Nelso...

topics: jazz, rb, richards

aggregated from: HeroBlog

Ooooh Mantronik, you do have style. That made no sense really, but I look at that album cover to the left and think Why did I buy that album? . I still don't really know, but I do know why I'm featuring him on today's OSM. I little while ago, the...

topics: dance, dj, rb

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My recent OSM post extolling the virtues of 1989 brought to mind something we were sent a few weeks ago: a collection of remixes done by Mick Boogie & friends which flips Adele's recent album using beats & sounds from 1988 hip hop. Now I now nothing...